SOURCE: The Visual Capitalist with IMF data.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

-A small group of countries saw explosive population growth, led by Qatar with an increase of over 400% since 2000.

-Most countries grew, but nearly 1 in 7 experienced population decline.

-The sharpest declines were concentrated in Eastern Europe, led by Ukraine at -32.5%.

The map, combines with the charts below of population growth as well as some localized population declines tell so many stories with distinct region explanations. What patterns do you notice in the data? What explanatory factors help you to explain why the patterns look the way they do? For Eastern Europe specifically, what combination of factors leads this to be a region of declining population? What leads those in the chart far below to experience high levels of out-migration?